Ch. 415                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - State Government

Section 9-1608

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

9-1608.

(a)     There is a State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings.

(b)     The Council consists of 9 members.

(c)     Of the 9 Council members:

(1)     1 shall be a member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the
President of the Senate;

(2)     1 shall be a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the
Speaker of the House;

(3)     1 shall be the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;

(4)     2 shall be secretaries or designees from departments involved in the
adjudication of contested cases;

(5)     2 shall represent the Maryland State Bar Association; and

(6)     2 shall be from the general public.

(d)     The Governor shall appoint the members specified in subsection (c)(4)
through (6) of this section.

(E) OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) (1), (2), (3), (5), AND
(6) OF THIS SECTION, AT LEAST 1 AND NOT MORE THAN 4 SHALL BE ATTORNEYS WHO
PRACTICE BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1995.

Approved May 18, 1995.

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